The Municipality of Asunción will implement paid parking in the downtown area, in Villa Morra, Las Mercedes and other areas. Two of them will include night hours on weekends, even for residents.
The director of the civil cabinet of the Municipality of Asunción, Federico Mora, gave the details of the implementation of the paid parking, in charge of the Parxin company, which from its beginning -estimatedly in March- will have an adaptation period.
After the approval yesterday in the Municipal Board, with the rate of G. 4,500 per hour, a stage of “street work” begins today, which includes signage and the communication campaign
BENEFITS OF ASUNCENO TAXPAYERS
Whoever has an Asunción patent will access two hours off. You will also have a 50% discount when it is your turn to pay. For example, whoever goes to the center for two hours for a procedure will not pay anything. Whoever goes for three hours would pay half of the third hour, that is, 1,225. If he uses the three hours, he will get G. 2,250.
ZONES
The space rates include: the area of the Palace of Justice and its surrounding blocks. The microcenter, the quadrant of Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayo Independiente, Hernandarias and Avda. Perú
In addition, Las Mercedes, Villa Morra from Carmelitas forward and shopping del Sol.
NIGHT TIMES
The nightly rates are will apply exclusively in Las Mercedes and Villa Morra, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdaysfrom 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
RECRUITMENT OF CAR SITTERS AND FUNCTION
After the three rounds of registrations, it was 400 scored. From this list, a validation filter will be carried out, in order to see who should be selected. Among the considerations, whether the candidates habitually operate within the areas that will be priced.
The caretakers They will mainly serve people who do not use the application or who need assistance to register their schedules beginning and ending. “Those who use the app can do everything independently, but not everyone uses it, so the car attendants can use the one they don’t have or the one they don’t understand,” Mora said.
Related note: Asunción Municipal Board approves paid parking in the capital
TARIFF AND DISTRIBUTION
What will remain in the municipality in terms of parking hours it is 35%, while in terms of fines
and administrative management, 60%, as established in the figure of the concession and the specifications of seven years ago.
RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE
Although the spaces charged are mostly streets with high circulation, it also reaches residents, who, in case of being affected, mainly Las Mercedes with night or day hours, They must also pay and no exception will be available despite residence.
IT WOULD ENCOURAGE THE USE OF BUSES
The basic intention of the paid parking is both for people to opt for public transport and thus reduce the daily vehicular flow. At the same time, it is intended that with the increase in passengers, transport businessmen invest in improving the service.
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